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Hot time in the old town : the great heat wave of 1896 and the making of Theodore Roosevelt

text Hot time in the old town : the great heat wave of 1896 and the making of Theodore Roosevelt

Kohn, Edward P. (Edward Parliament)

Summary: The 1896 New York heat wave that killed almost 1,500 people in ten oppressively hot days coincided with a pitched presidential contest between William McKinley and the upstart Democrat William Jennings Bryan, who arrived in New York City at the he... Read more

Contents: Prologue: "The heated term" -- Introduction: "Fighting for air" -- "Cholera infantium" -- "Slaughter Alley" -- "Enemy's country" -- "Inferno of brick and stone" -- "Bryan fell with a bang" -- "Some strange and pathetic scenes" -- Conclusion: "A ph... Read more

Format: text

Description: xv, 288 p.; 25 cm.

Publisher: Basic Books 2010

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New York (N.Y.) History 1865-1898 Heat waves (Meteorology) New York (State) New York History 19th century Heat waves (Meteorology) Social aspects New York (State) New York History 19th century Mortality New York (State) New York History 19th century New York (N.Y.) Environmental conditions New York (N.Y.) Social conditions 19th century Roosevelt, Theodore 1858-1919 Bryan, William Jennings 1860-1925 New York (N.Y.) Biography

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